Senate Summons Wike, Orders Probe Into Abuja Demolitions
The Senate has ordered a thorough investigation into the recent demolitions in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and has established a committee to probe the issue.
The committee is tasked with inviting FCT Minister Nyesom Wike to explain the reasons behind the controversial demolitions that have left many residents displaced.
The motion, presented by Senator Ireti Kingibe of the FCT Senatorial District, expressed alarm over the alleged illegal destruction of properties and called for an immediate halt to any further demolitions.
The Senate has mandated the committee to report its findings within a specified timeframe.
Naija News House had earlier reported that more documents from the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) indicted Wike’s personal lawyer, Ferdinand Orbih, and the former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Cross River State in the 2023 elections, Sandy Onor, in the Abuja land grabbing scandal.
Sources said that Onor who is a director at ALEED Construction Limited with a total number of 500,000 shares, is Wike’s confidant.
Also, Orbih who is a shareholder of the same ALEED Construction Limited with a total number of 500,000 shares, is the minister’s personal lawyer “that represents him in all his controversial cases.”
Another Wike’s crony indicted by the documents in the land grabbing scandal who are directors and shareholders in one of the front companies – ALEED Construction Limited which Wike allegedly used in re-allocating the revoked lands in FCT are; Minority Leader in the House of Representatives, Hon Kingsley Chinda.
The documents showed that Chinda is both a serving director in the company and a shareholder with eight million (8,000,000) shares.
The CAC documents showed that ALEED Construction Limited was registered on May 14, 1997 with a registration number 307460 and address at Agbada II, Shell Oil Location Road, Igwuruta, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, as a private company limited by shares.
Meanwhile, the Senate has summoned the Managing Director of Julius Berger Nigeria PLC for failing to honor invitations regarding the Odukpani-Itu Highway project.
The vital highway connects Odukpani in Cross River State to Itu in Akwa Ibom State, playing a crucial role in transportation and economic activities in the south-south region.
Senator Osita Ngwu sponsored a motion highlighting that, despite receiving over N18billion in public funds, Julius Berger has consistently neglected to provide details of their involvement in the project.
